Article
Common mechanisms in immune-mediated inflammatory disease.
The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement - 1 Feb 2005
Firestein Gary S, Corr Maripat
Abstract excerpt
Characterization of the K/BxN mouse model of spontaneous arthritis contributed to the rediscovery of immune complex-mediated inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Serum from these animals can transfer joint-specific inflammation to normal mice. Fc receptors, interleukin 1, mast cells, and complement are all essential for the development of arthritis after serum transfer. In RA, additional amplifying factors...
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